Mtafuni Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mtafuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtafuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtafuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtafuni is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtafuni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mtafuni is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtafuni are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Mtafuni is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 33 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtafuni
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